🌱How To Be Storm-Ready + Roseville Fire 2022 Retrospective

Hello, neighbors! It's Wednesday in Roseville and I'm back in your inbox with everything you need to know that's happening in town, including news on...

• Find all of the cardboard drop-off locations around Roseville for those Christmas leftovers.
• Hear about one refugee's journey from Ukraine to Placer.
• Sign up for the Placer County weekly newsletter.

But first, today's weather:

Becoming windier with rain. High: 58 Low: 50.

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Here are the top stories in Roseville today:

1. Looking for a place to drop off all of those cardboard boxes from Christmas? The City of Roseville has several cardboard drop-off recycling locations, including a new one at 200 Corporation Yard Road. "Note: The City of Roseville is no longer recycling Styrofoam or Newspapers at these locations. It may be disposed with your regular weekly trash." (Roseville Today)
2. The City of Roseville wants you to know about the flood situation. The city has a website that discusses preparedness and response, where you can find info like current stream levels and where sandbags are available. (roseville.ca.us)
3. Roseville isn't the only place with a mess on our hands after the last atmospheric river came through. The City of Folsom also had a nasty end to the old year. Several roads within the city were closed due to flooding, including Folsom Boulevard and East Bidwell Street. (Gold Country Media)
4. We have a large Ukrainian community in Placer County, and several refugees have settled here in the last year or so. Placer County hosts a podcast telling one refugee's story of moving from Ukraine to Placer. (placer.ca.gov)
5. Roseville Fire takes a look back at 2022. This video highlights all of the good work our firefighter first responders have done to keep Roseville safe, and celebrates their accomplishments. Check it out! (Roseville Fire via Facebook)

Today in Roseville:

• Paint and sip this Seasons painting at The Union in Roseville. (6:00 PM)
• Fleet Feet Folsom-Roseville is hosting a Shamrock'n Half Marathon Training informational meeting. (6:00 PM)
• It's Trivia Night at University of Beer in Folsom. (8:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• "Check out popular titles from our Adult Fiction section! Visit our catalog website to see which of your favorite fiction titles we have in store: https://bit.ly/3PX6dtX" (Roseville Public Library via Facebook)
• Have you signed up for Placer's weekly newsletter? It'll keep you up to date on what's going on in the county and fill in where my notebook leaves off! Sign up here!
• The video below is from Placer County, a nice reminder of why we all love living here! From Tahoe to the great bike paths through our own backyards, there's no better place to be than Placer County.

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Thanks for following along and staying informed! I'll see you around.

— Jeri Karges

About me: Jeri Karges has been living in and loving the Sacramento region for over 30 years. Her passion is finding new and unique ways to enjoy the city and surrounding areas. On weekends, you can find her pestering her friends to sample the restaurant that doesn't have silverware, or try their hand at throwing an axe. Jeri also enjoys writing about retirement planning at https://rockinretirement.subst...